1294 Henschel Hs-129 B2 WWII - Italeri 1/72  [IT-1294S]

Period: 2nd World War

Nation: Germany

Model Dim.: 13,5 cm

HENSCHEL HS-129 B-2

Close to the end from 30s, the Luftwaffe required the German industry to produce a little and maneuverable ground attack twin-engine aircraft. The original Henschel HS 129 had been delivered in to the Spring of 1942 and have been immediately put on the Russian front side component. The Henschel HS 129 wound up being fitted with two 700 hp Gnome-Rhône 14M Mars 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial machines, allowing the aircraft to fly at above 250mph despite its hefty load. Armed with two 7,92mm MG17 machine-guns and two 20mm MG 151 autocannons, it could likely in addition carry different bomb kinds for ground hits. In hard cinema associated with the Eastern front side, it instantly discovered its usage as a fruitful anti-tank aircraft. To boost its tank-killing capability, it absolutely was fitted with a good 30mm MK 101 autocannon, mounted an extra slot under the fuselage. Through the war, above 800 HENSCHEL HS 129 had been built.